diff --git a/app/timeline/timelineworkarea.cpp b/app/timeline/timelineworkarea.cpp
index 0f68f0ad7..bce53c7fb 100644
--- a/app/timeline/timelineworkarea.cpp
+++ b/app/timeline/timelineworkarea.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ const rational TimelineWorkArea::kResetIn = 0;
 const rational TimelineWorkArea::kResetOut = RATIONAL_MAX;
 
 TimelineWorkArea::TimelineWorkArea(QObject *parent) :
-  QObject(parent)
+  QObject(parent),
+  workarea_enabled_(false)
 {
 }